When it’s time to roll out the dough, take it out of the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Then, place the dough on a lightly floured surface and lightly dust each side of the cookie dough with flour. Roll each half of dough into a circle 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick. Cut out the dough and place on greased/sprayed baking sheets. A good “thinking ahead” hint: You’re making sandwich cookies, so you’ll want an even number of cookies pest control service.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. The cookies should be “set but not browned.” Cool for a few minutes on the sheet, then remove the cookies to a cooling rack.
While the cookies are baking, there’s plenty of time to whip up the chocolate filling. First, mix together 1 & 1/4 heaping teaspoons of unflavored gelatin with 3 tablespoons of cold water in a small bowl or cup. Place the bowl in a larger bowl of hot water and let the gelatin dissolve. This will take a few mintues. The mixture should be transparent when the gelatin has dissolved. Remove the small bowl from the hot water and let it sit for a few minutes until it reaches room temperature but hasn’t set starting methods of dc motor.
In another bowl, cream 6 tablespoons of vegetable shortening. Add slowly 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1/2 cup of Dutch-process cocoa, and 2 & 1/2 cups of confectioner’s sugar. Let me give you a heads up here that the recipe didn’t give me. This is quite the dry mixture. Don’t be alarmed. It will get better. Mix in the gelatin and all will be well. If you’re not using the filling immediately, cover and wrap it well, and leave it at room temperature.
I mentioned the alternate vanilla creme filling. For anyone interested, decrease the cold water by 1 tablespoon, increase the shortening to 1/2 cup, and omit the cocoa. I think using this would just be wrong, but to each his own. It might be good with some other cookie.
Now, for the fun-yet-labor-intensive part. Spread the filling on the underside of a cookie and top off with another cookie. The filling is quite thick and a bit hard to spread, but your efforts are worth it sheung wan apartment.
These are quite tasty. The filling is rich and a great complement to the crispy peanut butter cookies. The recipe describes these cookies as “Reeses-inspired.” I would agree in principle, but the flavor is much richer.
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